Where do you want to use the emoji?

Are you an admin?

If not, you'll need to ask your server admin if they can add the emoji for you.

If you have Discord Nitro, you could instead make your own personal server for custom emoji. This means you can use whatever custom emoji you want anywhere without asking your server admin(s). You can follow the next steps with your own private server.

What computer are you on?

You need to be on a computer running Windows, macOS or Linux to upload emoji to Discord. You can't do it on tablets or phones with iOS or Android.

2. Add the emoji to your server

Be aware that some of the filenames may overlap with emoji that already exist. If you find that they do that, consider adding ms_ to the beginning of the shortcode you give to the emoji when importing.

3. Attribute

Attributing is a legal requirement, but it's also generally
cool because every designer deserves credit, and it helps people
find the project! Don't worry, it's really easy.

Copy the text in the box below and paste it in a #readme / #about / #rules channel, or any kind of channel that users can't chat in or edit. If you don't have one, make one!

copy + paste this:

This server uses Mutant Standard emoji (https://mutant.tech) which are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

preview:

This server uses Mutant Standard emoji (https://mutant.tech) which are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

1. Download and unzip the emoji

Then unzip the download. If you're on Windows or macOS,
you should be able to do that just by double-clicking the .zip file.

2. Add the emoji to your server

(Instructions accurate as of 1.9.0beta14)

Go to admin settings.

Go to Customise.

Go to the Emoji subsection.

Drag and drop the emoji directly into the page if you don't need to change the shortcode. If you do, enter the shortcode in the box at the top first, then press the Add New Emoji button to add the image.

Keep repeating to upload whatever emoji you want.

Be aware that some of the filenames may overlap with emoji that already exist. If you find that they do that, consider adding ms_ to the beginning of the shortcode you give to the emoji when importing.

3. Attribute

Attributing is a legal requirement, but it's also generally
cool because every designer deserves credit, and it helps people
find the project! Don't worry, it's really easy.

Copy the text in the box below and paste it somewhere in your forum's FAQ page.

copy + paste this:

This forum uses [Mutant Standard emoji](https://mutant.tech), which are licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

1. Download and add the emoji

Then unzip the download. If you're on Windows or macOS,
you should be able to do that just by double-clicking the .zip file.

2. Add the emoji

(Instructions accurate as of 2.3.0)

Go to Settings.

Go to the Administration Section.

Go to Custom emojis.

Scroll to the bottom and click the Upload button.

Add the image and type the shortcode (usually the filename of what you've added).

Click the Upload button to add it.

Keep repeating to upload all the emoji as you want.

Be aware that some of the filenames may overlap with emoji that already exist. If you find that they do that, consider adding ms_ to the beginning of the shortcode you give to the emoji when importing.

3. Attribute

Attributing is a legal requirement, but it's also generally
cool because every designer deserves credit, and it helps people
find the project! Don't worry, it's really easy.

(Instructions accurate as of 2.3.0)

Go to Settings.

Go to the Administration Section.

Go to Site Settings.

Copy the text in the box below and paste it somewhere in your Instance Description:

4. (Optional) Provide instructions

Done!

You need Mastodon 2.5 or higher installed on your instance to use this option.

Keep in mind that Mutant Standard is in beta and some shortcodes are expected to change over time,
which may cause conflicts or older emoji that don't get replaced. Mutant Standard also has a lot of emoji, which might cause bandwidth or page loading issues when your users are using the emoji picker.

If want this option, it's recommended that you use
this unofficial script (made
by multiple creatures), once you've imported the emoji.
This hides all of the colour modified emoji from your instance's emoji picker to save your instance's bandwidth and resources.

1. Download and add the emoji

2. Add the emoji

Unpack the .tar.gz download, then unpack and import the emoji.tar.gz bundle inside of it.
Consult Mastodon documentation to find out how to import. (This is a bit complex and out of my depth to offer as instructions, I only know that this is possible, sorry!)

3. Attribute

Attributing is a legal requirement, but it's also generally
cool because every designer deserves credit, and it helps people
find the project! Don't worry, it's really easy.

(Instructions accurate as of 2.3.0)

Go to Settings.

Go to the Administration Section.

Go to Site Settings.

Copy the text in the box below and paste it somewhere in your Instance Description:

2. Add the emoji to your server

Be aware that some of the filenames may overlap with emoji that already exist. If you find that they do that, consider adding ms_ to the beginning of the shortcode you give to the emoji when importing.

3. Attribute

Attributing is a legal requirement, but it's also generally
cool because every designer deserves credit, and it helps people
find the project! Don't worry, it's really easy.

Copy the text in the box below and paste it in the purpose of your #general Slack channel (or any channel that serves a similar general-use purpose).

1. Download

2. Use

3. Attribute

If you're just playing around with the emoji personally, you don't have to do this. If you
are using them somewhere in public and fair use doesn't apply, then attributing the project is a legal requirement.

Don't worry, it's really easy. Just copy one version of the text below and paste it somewhere based on some of the tips below.

Plain Text

Markdown

HTML

Mini

copy + paste this:

This [thing] uses Mutant Standard emoji (https://mutant.tech), which are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

preview:

This [thing] uses Mutant Standard emoji (https://mutant.tech), which are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

copy + paste this:

This [thing] uses [Mutant Standard emoji](https://mutant.tech), which are licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).